Hello! I have just installed mysql-3.23.38 from source on a Mandrake 8 Linux box. I installed the db tables with mysql_install_db the user mysql owns the files in the mysql dir. when I go to start up the mysql daemon using ./safe_mysqld --user=mysql & I get this Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/var 010605 11:12:14 mysqld ended [1]+ Done ./safe_mysqld --user=mysql and the daemon does not start. I have checked to processes and it is not listed. Anyone have and ideas where I may have gone wrong or what I need to do to fix this. Thanks. Chad --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php